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Article • September 5, 2019 • from PLN September, 2019
Federal Court Dismisses GEO Group’s Defenses in Lawsuit Over Pay for Immigrant Detainees by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke Undocumented immigrants in the United States often face wage theft when their employers underpay or refuse to pay them for their labor. A federal class-action lawsuit filed by the Attorney General …
Peña Arita v. United States of America, TX, Complaint, Wrongful Death by Police Brutality, 2019 Case 7:19-cv-00288 Document 1 Filed on 08/18/19 in TXSD Page 1 of 21 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS MCALLEN DIVISION ORLANDA DEL CARMEN PEÑA ARITA,§ Individually, as Next …
Publication • July 10, 2019
Congressional Committee on Oversight and Reform - CoreCivic re Detention Contractors, 2019 Responding to Oversight Committee Document Requests 1. In complying with this request, produce all responsive documents that are in your possession, custody, or control, whether held by you or your past or present agents, employees, and representatives acting …
Complaint: Care at ICE Detention Center at Aurora, Colorado, Substandard by Kevin Bliss by Kevin W. Bliss The American Immigration Council (AIC) and the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) filed a complaint on June 4, 2018, on behalf of detainees held by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) at the Denver …
Article • June 4, 2019 • from PLN June, 2019
Filed under: Immigration
Director of Nonprofit that Locked Up Thousands of Immigrant Children Resigns Amid Federal Investigation by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney Juan Sanchez spent 32 years at the helm of Southwest Key Programs (SKP), a private contractor that operates shelters for the federal Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR), which has custody …
Ramos v. G4S Secure Solutions USA, CA. Complaint, Abuse Against Detainees, 2019 Case 3:19-cv-02757 Document 1 Filed 05/21/19 Page 1 of 30 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Neel Chatterjee (SBN 173985) nchatterjee@goodwinlaw.com Andrew Ong (SBN 267889) aong@goodwinlaw.com GOODWIN PROCTER LLP 601 Marshall Street Redwood City, …
NACDL Fourth Amendment Center Compelled Decryption Primer, 2019 Reprinted With Permission from the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, 2019. To download the original PDF of this primer, please visit www.nacdl.org/fourthamendment Compelled Decryption Primer The Supreme Court recognized in Riley v. California that cell phones The majority of Americans now …
Seventh Circuit Upholds Nationwide Injunction on Trump’s Attempt to Deny ‘Sanctuary Cities’ Federal Funding by Mark Wilson by Mark Wilson The United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit upheld a nationwide injunction, enjoining the Trump Administration from denying law enforcement grant funding to “sanctuary cities.” Finding that one …
Article • April 15, 2019
Filed under: Money/Property, Immigration
Report: Immigration and Customs Enforcement Detention Centers Operate Below Set Standards by Edward Lyon Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) does not own or even maintain immigration detention facilities for the prisoners under its charge. ICE contracts with private companies to operate 211 facilities holding 53,435 prisoners awaiting immigration, asylum and …
Article • March 15, 2019
In Search of Justice: How DHS PREA Standards Don’t Necessarily Protect Immigrants From Assault by Tina Vasquez by Tina Vasquez, Rewire.News, March 13, 2019  This is the second article in a two-part series. Read the first article in the series here.  Trying to understand the systems in place intended to …
In Search of Safety: An Investigation of Abuse at an Immigration Facility by Tina Vasquez by Tina Vasquez, Rewire.News, March 8, 2019 Over a ten-month period, Rewire.News partnered with Latino USA to dig into the case of one woman’s alleged sexual abuse. What we learned through a FOIA request raised …
Article • March 6, 2019 • from PLN March, 2019
Grandmother Arrested and Mocked by Federal Agents Awarded $55,000 Settlement by Chad Marks by Chad Marks Guadalupe Robles Plascencia became a naturalized U.S. citizen in May 1998, and San Bernardino, California has been her home for nearly 40 years. It’s where she raised her five children. It also is the …
Article • March 6, 2019 • from PLN March, 2019
Counties Modify, Cancel Contracts for Privately Operated Immigration Detention Centers by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke  Using a type of contract known as an Intergovernmental Service Agreement (ISA), Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has partnered with local governments to place immigrant detainees in unused jail beds or detention centers built …
ICE-friendly Policies. A String of Jail Deaths. Why Does This Sheriff Keep Getting Elected? by Kyle C. Barry Advocates say Alameda County Sheriff Greg Ahern is an odd fit for the Bay Area, but mounting a challenge has proved daunting. by Kyle C. Barry, The Appeal When Barbara Doss went …
SPLC Americans for Immigrant Justice: Prison by Any Other Name - A Report on South Florida Detention Facilities, 2019 PRISON BY ANY OTHER NAME A REPORT ON SOUTH FLORIDA DE TENTION FACILITIES ABOUT THE SOUTHERN POVERTY LAW CENTER The Southern Poverty Law Center, based in Montgomery, Alabama, is a nonprofit …
Article • February 6, 2019 • from PLN February, 2019
Protesters Rally Against Private Prison Contractor GEO Group by David M. Reutter by David M. Reutter Activists protesting President Trump’s immigration policies are also rallying against a company that profits from immigrant detention: The GEO Group. The activists have been protesting at Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facilities as well …
National Center for Youth Law - The Flores Settlement Agreement & Unaccompanied Children in Federal Custody, 2019 Tornillo, photo courtesy of Reuters The Flores Settlement Agreement & Unaccompanied Children in Federal Custody February 2019 U.C. Davis Immigration Law Clinic This briefing document was prepared by the National Center for Youth …
Publication • January 29, 2019
Office of Inspector General Department of Homeland Security - ICE Does Not Fully Use Contracting Tools to Hold Detention Facility Contractors Accountable for Failing to Meet Performance Standards , 2019 ICE Does Not Fully Use Contracting Tools to Hold Detention Facility Contractors Accountable for Failing to Meet Performance Standards January …
Article • January 22, 2019
Filed under: Immigration, Family
Federal Court Enters Nationwide Injunction Banning Separation of Immigrant Families by Derek Gilna by Derek Gilna A June 26, 2018, nationwide injunction by Southern District of California federal district judge Dana M. Sabraw, which ordered the Trump administration to cease separation of immigrant families, effectively ending the “zero tolerance” policy, …
Class-Action Suit Against CoreCivic ICE Detention Center Allowed to Proceed by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis A lawsuit alleging that private prison operator CoreCivic violated the Trafficking Victims Protection Act (TVPA) by forcing immigrant detainees to work at one of the company’s detention centers will proceed in federal court. The …
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